Dr Who fans dressed as the doctor (from left) Scanlon Chow as the eleventh doctor, David Riley as John Hurt's doctor and Jesse Atfield as the tenth doctor for the upcoming 50th anniversary screening at Grand Central Birch Carroll and Coyle cinemas, Monday, October 28, 2013. Photo Kevin Farmer / The ChronicleKevin Farmer

FOR Doctor Who fan David Riley, the most exciting part about the 50th anniversary special next month is the "truly inventive plot".

Mr Riley, who looks after the Toowoomba Doctor Who Club, said he was "beside himself" after Birch Carroll and Coyle announced it was going to show the special, titled The Day of the Doctor, on the big screen.

Mr Riley said that although there had been quite a few Doctor Who anniversary specials before, he was happy the 50th anniversary special was breaking tradition by only featuring three incarnations of the Doctor.

"If you have too many it just takes away from the story and can get confusing," he said.

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Birch Carroll and Coyle area manager Ian Mills said it was thanks to fans like Mr Riley that the special would be screened in Toowoomba.

"Without their input, it would have only been available to Brisbane cinemas," he said.

The Day of the Doctor will be screened at Birch Carroll and Coyle Grand Central on November 24 at 11am and 4pm, November 25, 26 and 27 at 6.30pm.

It will star current Doctor Matt Smith and companion Jenna Coleman, as well as former stars David Tennant and Billie Piper and newcomer to the series John Hurt.